A psychoeducational session will discuss medication management ...

[Mr3Hunna]

A psychoeducational session will discuss medication management for a culturally diverse group of patients. Group participants are predominantly members of minority cultures. Of the four staff nurses below, which nurse should lead this group?
 
  a. Very young registered nurse
  b. Older, mature registered nurse
  c. Newly licensed registered nurse
  d. A registered nurse who is very thin

Question 2

A patient who has been hospitalized for 3 days with a serious mental illness says, I've got to get out of here and back to my job. I get 60 to 80 messages a day, and I'm getting behind on my email correspondence.
 
  What is this patient's perspective about health and illness?
 
  a. Fateful, magical
  b. Eastern, holistic
  c. Western, biomedical
  d. Harmonious, religious

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Persons of minority cultures value age and wisdom. Persons with a Western worldview tend to value youth. An older, mature registered nurse would be the most credible leader of this group. The nurse's size has no bearing on credibility.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The Western biomedical perspective holds the belief that sick people should be as independent and self-reliant as possible. Self-care is encouraged; one gets better by getting up and getting going. An ability to function at a high level is valued. See relationship to audience response question.